On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> So, this is a non-starter. Thanks for all the fish.
>>
>> That's why we have the current design.
>
> Yes, i note the use of the word "current" and not "final".
>
> Ethics are a starting point for designing technology responsibly. If
> the goals can not be met for valid technological reasons then that it
> a unfortunate outcome and one that should be avoided at all costs.
>
> The costs of supporting legacy systems has real financial implications
> notwithstanding an ethical ideology. If those costs become too great,
> legacy systems loose their impenetrable pedestal.
>
> The architectural impact of supporting for non-maintained legacy
> systems is that web proxy intermediates are something we will all have
> to live with.
Welcome to the web. We support legacy systems. If you don't want to
support legacy systems, you might not enjoy working on improving the
web platform.
Adam